Hydrogen April 2026 release
Shopify developer change
MerchantDiff detected this entry in Shopify's official developer changelog on April 09, 2026.
This Shopify update is categorized as API, New, Hydrogen.
What changed
The Hydrogen April 2026 release (v2026.4.0) is out. This release updates the Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 and includes breaking changes to consent handling and the API proxy. Updated Storefront API and Customer Account API to 2026-04 (#3651) Breaking: The Storefront API proxy is now always enabled. The proxyStandardRoutes option has been removed from createRequestHandler. If your load context does not include a storefront instance, the request handler will throw an error.
Who is affected
Developers building customer account experiences or extensions should review this change.
What action may be needed
Review whether the new capability is relevant to your app. If you plan to use it, test the affected API or workflow before adopting it in production.
Use the official Shopify entry below as the source of truth for technical implementation details, affected APIs, migration instructions and deadlines.
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